Why Counterfeit Ozempic Is a Global-Growth Industry

Re: Truth • Messiness at WaPo • Trump Troubles [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Why Counterfeit Ozempic Is a Global-Growth Industry Good morning. “The question of how at least 10,000 units of counterfeit Ozempic entered America’s drug supply, bearing fake repetitive serial numbers, undetected by authorities including the FDA, is still being unraveled,” writes Katherine Eban. In a [deep-dive investigation]( of the weight-loss miracle drug’s underground crime ring, Eban reveals how worldwide shortages, soaring prices, desperate patients, and increasing obesity rates have created the perfect environment for counterfeiters and con artists while the effects can and have been life-threatening. Elsewhere, in [an excerpt]( from his new book The Death of Truth, NewsGuard cofounder Steven Brill describes how our shared belief in facts have been eroded, and how NewsGuard’s reporting on Russian propaganda led to a series of threats against his family. Plus, Charlotte Klein has [the latest]( on changes inside The Washington Post with the abrupt exit of executive editor Sally Buzbee. “We found out on a Sunday evening in an email. That’s not how well-functioning companies announce major personnel news,” one staffer told Klein. “What the fuck—that’s how I feel right now.” Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Adult, Person, Box, Architecture, Building, and Warehouse]( [Why Counterfeit Ozempic Is a Global-Growth Industry]( By [Katherine Eban]( [The semaglutide weight-loss miracle has a dark side: As desperate patients contend with shortages and sky-high prices, a world of criminals and con artists are filling the void with life-threatening fakes. Katherine Eban investigates our alarmingly active pharmaceutical underground.]( [Read more button](   [How I Became a Target of the Russian Disinformation Machine—And the GOP]( By [Steven Brill]( [In an excerpt from The Death of Truth, NewsGuard cofounder Steven Brill recounts how his work led to accusations of collusion with the US government from both a Russian propagandist and a congressional committee, along with disturbing threats to him and his family.]( [Read more button](   [“I Can’t Sugarcoat It Anymore”: Will Lewis Bluntly Defends Washington Post Shake-Up]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Addressing a rattled newsroom in the wake of Sally Buzbee’s resignation, the Post’s CEO and publisher stressed the need for taking “decisive, urgent action to set us on a different path.”]( [Read more button](   [Trumpworld’s Post-Conviction Spin Cycle]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [If being a convicted felon is so great for Donald Trump, why are Republicans freaking out?]( [Read more button](   [Trump Is Looking for a Little Help From His Friends on the Supreme Court After Historic Conviction]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The former president and his legal team are calling on the highest court to overturn his conviction, while House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts they’d give him a sympathetic ruling.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast